{"id":106293,"date":"2019-04-20T22:00:27","date_gmt":"2019-04-20T15:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/box-of-delights-the-chocolate-makers-home-thats-a-rich-assortment-of-tastes\/"},"modified":"2019-04-20T22:05:24","modified_gmt":"2019-04-20T15:05:24","slug":"box-of-delights-the-chocolate-makers-home-thats-a-rich-assortment-of-tastes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/box-of-delights-the-chocolate-makers-home-thats-a-rich-assortment-of-tastes\/","title":{"rendered":"Box of delights: the chocolate maker\u2019s home that's a rich assortment of tastes"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nHumorous touches and an eclectic art collection sit alongside immaculately preserved features in this handsome Regency townhouse in BathI have done remarkably little to this house,\u201d says Bill Keeling, who moved from the \u201cclaustrophobia\u201d of London to a quiet leafy street in Bath five years ago. \u201cI find the city architecturally beautiful,\u201d he says. The former foreign correspondent bought the Georgian townhouse from two elderly authors and has barely touched the interior since. Ripping the guts out of a house to create a temporary experience is, he thinks, the ultimate in vanity. \u201cIt\u2019s vulgar to put in the latest form of down-lighting so it looks like an airport lounge.\u201d The original cornicing and mouldings remain and most rooms retain fireplaces and antique grates, wooden shutters and sash windows. Polished wooden floors are adorned with handsome rugs.\u201cGeorgian Regency is a period I love,\u201d says Keeling, co-owner with his brother of Prestat chocolates, which are made in a west London factory. \u201cIt is a transformative part of history \u2013 the industrial revolution, the coming of the railways, the death and removal of high society. My style is eclectic,\u201d he continues, leading me into the bright drawing room, with floor-to-ceiling sash windows and painted in classic Little Greene Tivoli Blue. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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